2011 Saraswathi Puja Navaratri yagya festival: February 4 - 12
Grand festival of Maha Saraswathi: Goddess of Knowledge (learning) & Creativity:
Bestowing proficiency in Arts & Sciences & Career Success.

In Front of Saraswathi Temple Madhya Pradesh (Sardaa Maihar) Jan 2010

32 Pandits performing yagya in 3 celebrated temples for 9 days:
Ma Shardaa Saraswathi temple in Maihar, Madhya Pradesh; Mansa Devi Laksmi temple in Haridwar

Kali Math Kali Monastery in Himalayas.


Background to performing the yagyas in celebrated temples
There are 4 Navaratris each year [also known as the 9 days/nights of Mother Divine]. The coming Navaratri is dedicated to Maha Saraswati - the aspect of Divine Mother governing knowledge, intelligence, creativity & profession/career.
Saraswati Puja - the Grand Day of Maha Saraswati happens on the 5th day of the festival: 8 Feb 2011. There will be a special 1 day Saraswathi yagya run on this day (see bottom page).

Maha Saraswathi
embodies the “Gyana Akasha” or all pervading knowingness. She presides over all expressions or phases of knowledge: pure and applied. She is worshipped by those seeking the direct experience of the pure knowledge of Enlightenment. She also governs music, the arts, speech, writing & all aspects of learning and creative endeavor. Traditionally,she is worshipped or invoked by those seeking success in artistic or scientific endeavor, study, research and profession.

When pleased, Saraswathi bestows success in one’s career, studies, creative endeavors, and saadhana (spiritual practice)


Typically pilgrims begin to queue from around 3:30 am. It can be midday before they reach the temple.

Maha Saraswathi, Maha Laksmi & Maha Kali: 32 Pandits performing yagya in 3 celebrated temples for 9 days
For this Saraswathi Puja 9 day yagya festival, along with 12 pandits at Mansa Devi Laksmi temple in Haridwar there will be 10 pandits at Kali Math Monastery in Himalayas, and another group of 10 pandits will perform Yagya at Ma Sardaa Saraswathi temple in Maihar, Madhya Pradesh. Established by Adhi Shankaracharya, this temple is one of 51 Shakti Peeths or primary seats of the the Divine Mother and one of the most celebrated seats of Maha Saraswathi in India.
Maha Navaratri September 2009 - Shardaa Maihar

More pics of Shardaa Maihar Saraswathi Temple in Madhya Pradesh
Background to performing the yagyas in celebrated temples

Testimonials

The green light was given to J's new show (after saraswathi yagya) - discussions about giving it the go-ahead had earlier stalled with indications that it would not be commissioned. Production is now underway and all is going smoothly.
2007

Thought you might like to know that J's new show (which we had the (saraswathi) yagya done for in July) has consistently been number one for the last couple of months. Everyone agrees it is punching about its weight. Very cool.
All the best
2008
L. NSW, Australia

Just wanted to let you know how this Maha Navaratri is going for me. You are welcome to use any of this for a testimonial. Thank you so much Ganesh, I feel I am being awakened from a very long coma... I feel I have been brought back to life, back to my purpose,... and I am so grateful to you. Bless you, bless you, bless you for facilitating these divine yagyas. I am on fire!
A. NSW, Australia

Hi Ganesh
It was probably the strongest influence I have ever felt in the performance of a yagya. Meaning, I felt immediately when it began every day... Meditations were profound with deep transcending.. a whole new level of experience.
A. South Australia

Today K. had a scan showing that Cancer has not grown for a year. So that is great news for us, especially when the radiation professor told him to say his goodbyes and expect very little time beyond last November.

Then when he suddenly had all that pain over Christmas I thought well this is it. Then the yagya you did for him seemed to take away the pain. That pain was considered to be the adhesions which 'suddenly' one week after the yagya resolved in one day...and I have been meditating very regularly since June last year: night and morning
S. NSW


Dear Ganesh
Things are now much calmer. But it certainly has been a rocky few months.
We did sell the house ... now after all that has happened in the world - the stock market collapse etc - I feel that we were very fortunate, the financial context is much clearer now.
All is well.

On the cosmic scale - all is as you predicted. The emotional upheavals have been unrelenting but I felt very supported all along the way - an island of calmness in the midst of the storm.
So in brief, it's all on track - all is as it should be. So thanks again.
Your advice was wonderful and the yagyas worked.

K. NSW, Australia

...Well only you could believe that on day one of the yagya his solicitor wrote to us offering to settle (after 4 years).
This week our accountants have cut a deal with the other side which finalizes the matter. We are now in the process of getting the legal paper work finalized (which has happened without a glitch). Remarkable.

Ganesh this is the conclusion to all of the dramas which began 4 years ago. This is the outcome we have wanted. The paper work has been finalized. So thank you and for your insights into how best to complete this assignment. Also please
thank the Pundits involved.
Remarkable shift.
B Australia

"What a yagya. I think my whole physiology is changing... I think this must be the best yagya ever...The impacts keep on coming. I can feel the pundits coming and going. It is amazing...Can you book me a place for next year?"
PR - Melbourne, Australia

On the days of the yagyas, I devoted myself to saadhana (spiritual practice)- actually I tried to "do" saadhana but could "do" nothing except lie in the saadhana room in a semi-swoon, feeling like I was being "done". The energy was so powerful I was totally unable to function, so I surrendered to it. I suppose this is normal.
I hope you are well and everything is shining in your world.
K, NSW, Australia

...So, I have had some good things to report since the yagya, I have been given a new position at last. It's a promotion with pay increase but the best part is I am back in a department I started from. Only now I'm the manager. The entrance has a sunny aspect, the floor is about to undergo refurbishment so will end up being fabulous ,sleek and contemporary.
The overall outcome for me personally is like coming home with more power. It is also challenging and exciting as it is a much more complex floor. There is less day to day drama and stress and it is more interesting.
At the same time it is not nearly as physically demanding but has more scope to use my creative visual skills. I feel happier at work than I have for ages. While I'm inspired looking forward to new projects, the situation is more balanced.
So on all levels I am very happy about the changes. Thank you and please thank the pundits for me
D. Australia

Regarding this latest yagya, t
he results were immediate, ongoing, astounding and dramatic. Obstacles and threats to the well being of all my family members seemed to be removed overnight and have continued to dissipate throughout succeeding days & weeks.
E. Melbourne, Australia

...and yes for the Laksmi/Saraswathi (as there was an almighty shift towards the positive)
B Australia

More testimonials

Navaratri/9 nights of Mother Divine
Goddess Durga slaying Mahishaasura the buffalo demon
Navaratri [nava = 9 ratri = night] or 9 nights of mother divine is a time of cleansing and purification and evolution throughout nature. It is a time when the tide of Sattva or coherence or wholeness of life rises to purge the fragmented, imperfect values of natural law. In vedic mythology it is represented as the time when Shakti [the quintessential power of the universe], champion of the gods, is victorious over the demons. It is a time for light to triumph over darkness.

Harnessing nature's momentum through yagya
 
Navaratri is also known as 'Durga Puja': 9 day festival celebrating Durga: the Divine Mother -the wholeness or collectedness of God's feminine aspect.
Yagyas are traditionally performed during the 9 days to harness the momentum of this highly auspicious window of opportunity. Navaratri or Durga puja yagyas serve to direct this lively flow of nature's intelligence into our daily life in order to safe guard and enhance our progress & evolution and also to achieve specific goals.
testimonials

Mansa Devi Laksmi Temple in Haridwar, Uttaranchal
Raam Navaami Navaratri April 2009 [Mansa Devi Temple on hill top in back ground] 
Guru Purnimah Navaratri June 2009

Shardaa Devi Saraswathi Temple in Maihar, Madhya Pradesh
Guru Purnimah Navaratri July 2008
Maha Navaratri September 2009. Temple on hilltop in background

Kali Math Himalayas
Village of Kali math surrounded by KaliGanga [Mandaakini] River 
Saraswathi Puja Navaratri Jan/Feb 2009 @ Kali math [above & below]
By taking part in this Saraswathi Puja Navaratri yagya festival, you will enliven Maha Saraswathi in your life, generating a deep wave of progress, success & affluence on all levels: inner and outer. This wave of bliss and light will roll through your life & through the whole world benefiting all beings on every level of creation.


Individual yagya - 3 pandits performing @ 3 temples for 9 days- AUD$ 1458
Deluxe yagya - 6 pandits performing @ 3 temples for 9 days- AUD$ 2916
Saraswathi Puja 1 day yagya 8 Feb - AUD$504


Background to performing yagyas in celebrated temples